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Warranty Information

Quatech Inc. warrants the  PCD-U  to be free of defects for  one (1)

year 

 from the date of purchase.  Quatech Inc. will repair or replace any

system component that fails to perform under normal operating conditions
in accordance with the procedures outlined in this document, provided the
failure occurs during the one year warranty period. Any damage resulting
from improper installation, operation or general misuse voids all warranty
rights.  No representation is made regarding the suitability of this product
for any particular purpose.

Please complete the following information and retain for your records.

Date of Purchase:

Model Number:

       PCD-U

Product:

        Flash Card Reader/Writer__

Serial Number:

All products returned to Quatech for either warranty or non-

warranty repair MUST be assigned a Returned Material Authorization (RMA)
number prior to shipment.  This RMA number must be clearly marked on the
exterior of the product’s return packaging and in any correspondence to
ensure proper routing and prompt attention.  To obtain an RMA number,
contact the Quatech Technical Support Department at 1-800-553-1170 or
(330) 434-3154.  In order to prevent damage to returned merchandise during
shipment,  please package electronic components in anti-static/shock proof
materials.

For warranty repair/returns, please have the following information available
when contacting the Technical Support department:

1.   Model number and serial number of the product under warranty,
2.   Repair instructions and/or specific description of the problem.

For  non-warranty repairs or upgrades, contact the Technical Support
department for current repair charges and please have the following
information available:

1.   Purchase order number to cover the cost of the service,
2.   Model number and serial number of the product,
3.   Repair or upgrade instructions relative to the product.

Summary of Contents for 940-0161-100

Page 1: ...mUSB Series PCD U FLASH CARD READER WRITER Users Manual QUATECH Inc TEL 330 434 3154 662 Wolf Ledges Pkwy FAX 330 434 1409 Akron Ohio 44311 http www quatech com FLASH CARD READER WRITER FOR PERSONAL COMPUTERS ...

Page 2: ...PCD U User s Manual Revision 1 0 PN 940 0161 100 ...

Page 3: ...zation RMA number prior to shipment This RMA number must be clearly marked on the exterior of the product s return packaging and in any correspondence to ensure proper routing and prompt attention To obtain an RMA number contact the Quatech Technical Support Department at 1 800 553 1170 or 330 434 3154 In order to prevent damage to returned merchandise during shipment please package electronic com...

Page 4: ...uthors have taken due care in the preparation of this document and any associated software program s Every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy and completeness Under no circumstances will Quatech Inc be liable for damages of any kind incidental or consequential in regard to or arising from the performance or form of the materials presented herein or in any software program s that may accompan...

Page 5: ...Table of Contents 1 Introduction 7 2 Installation 8 2 1 Using the Add New Hardware Wizard 8 3 Operation 14 3 1 Device Status Indicators 14 3 2 Using the PCD U 15 6 Specifications 23 ...

Page 6: ...e 2 1 2 Add New Hardware Dialog Window 2 10 Figure 2 1 3 Add New Hardware Dialog Window 3 10 Figure 2 1 4 Add New Hardware Dialog Window 4 12 Figure 2 1 5 Removable Disks in Windows Explorer 13 Figure 3 1 1 PCD U Slot Identification 14 Figure 3 1 2 LED Indicators 14 List of Figures and Tables ...

Page 7: ...ansfer rates up to 1 5 MB sec USB port power supply no power supply adapter required Hot swapping dynamic plug in and removal to from USB port without having to reboot SmartMediaä card support Type I Type II PC Card ATA Flash Compact Flash Card support Operating Systems Windows 98Ò Windows 2000Ò Package Contents PCD U USB Card Reader Writer Unit with con nected USB cable See Figure 1 1 Setup disk ...

Page 8: ... wizard 1 Turn on the computer and boot up the Windows 98Ò or Windows 2000Ò operating system 2 Plug the wide flat end of the USB cable into the downstream connector located on the back of the computer or USB hub 3 Once the cable is connected to the USB box the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog window shown in Figure 2 1 1 should appear 2 Installation Figure 2 1 1 Add New Hardware Dialog Window 1 Wind...

Page 9: ...oppy drive and press the Next button to proceed to the dialog window shown in Figure 2 1 2 5 Select the recommended option Search for the best driver for your device and then press the Next button to proceed to the dialog window shown in Figure 2 1 3 Figure 2 1 3 Add New Hardware Dialog Window 3 Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows 98 Windows 2000 ...

Page 10: ...figure the Com pact Flash ATA card reader and the SmartMediaä card reader which completes the hardware installa tion process 9 To verify that the PCD U is properly installed open Windows Explorer Click the Start button and se lect Program Windows Explorer In Windows Explorer check to see that two new icons have been added under the My Computer directory The drives are labeled Removable Disk and re...

Page 11: ...CD U Slot Identification 3 1 Device Status Indicators The PCD U has two active LED indicators located on the top of the card reader These LEDs identify the PCD U s status The red LED indicates that the device is in use or busy For example while files are being copied from the PC hard drive to the SmartCardä in the PCD U then the red LED flashes The green LED indicates that the PCD U is receiving a...

Page 12: ...e top slot of the device For SmartMediaä cards insert them into the bottom slot of the device Be sure to insert the SmartMediaä card with the gold plate facing down 2 Open My Computer or Windows Explorer 3 Locate the Removable Disk icons Double click any one 4 Explore images and files on the data storage cards Access images and files in the same manner as files are accessed on the PC hard disk dri...

Page 13: ... Rates 1 5 MB sec Sockets 1 SmartMediaTM card socket 1 PC Card ATA Flash card socket Power Requirements USB bus powered DC 5 volts Temperature Operating 0 to 70 C Storage 40 to 70 C Humidity 10 to 95 OS Support Windows 98 and Windows 2000 PC Requirements Pentium Pentium II USB Port ...

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